Do you want to be
a Legal Nurse Consultant?
Do you want to know
what options there are out there for you? Is it hard
to choose which direction you want to take?
Contact us and we
will explain all of the options that you have at
your fingertips. We will be glad to let you know
what programs you have to choose from. You should be
able to make the decisions. Our coaching and
mentoring are free to you.
What is a Legal
Nurse Consultant?
You do not need to be certified or
have a certificate to practice as a Legal Nurse
Consultant.
The
Legal Nurse Consulting process consists of
preparation, education and knowledge covering legal,
as well as medical issues. These include any case
where there is a medical or scientific issue.
Legal
Nurse Consultants can provide services for
attorneys, insurance companies and hospitals where
health, illness, or injury is involved.
Legal
Nurse Consultants that have a specialty can testify
as expert witnesses on nursing issues and Standards
of Care that involve their specialty.
What do Legal
Nurse Consultants do?
Nurses
are the only ones trained in how to read and
document in a medical record and have thorough
knowledge and experience in dealing with the
Standards of Care, policies and procedures,
requirements and guidelines.
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Legal Nurse Consultants (LNC) are trained to
screen a case using nursing, medical and
health-related issues.
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LNC's can testify as expert witnesses to the
nursing Standards of Care.
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LNC's have been trained to conduct medical
library research.
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LNC's can create time-lines using chronologies
of the medical events up to the minute.
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LNC's can assist attorneys in identifying
adherences to, and deviations from, the
Standards of Care.
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LNC's are trained in recognizing tampering in a
medical record.
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LNC's can locate expert witnesses or locate
other LNC's in the areas of expertise in which
they are needed for deposition and for trial.
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LNC's can assist in deposition and trial.
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LNC's can sit in on Independent Medical
Examinations.
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LNC's are trained in identifying causation and
damages issues.
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LNC's can help prepare demonstrative evidence.
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LNC's have extensive training, experience and
education and can provide many more related
services.
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